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New and Updated Market Reports

Market Research Analyst — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 06:17:01 +0000

Market Research Media presents new and updated market reports:

IT Market

Cloud Computing Market

Defense Market

Emerging Technology

Federal IT Market

U.S. Federal Cyber Security Market

Biotech Market

Quantitative Research Analyst

Market Research Analyst — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:25:21 +0000

Responsibilities
Develop and refine core quantitative investment tools
Develop approaches for measuring, analyzing, managing, and reporting fund risks
Create new techniques for analyzing performance relative to competitors
Provide practical guidance on enterprise development of quantitative tools
Support and enhance the money market investment process
Communicate vision, concepts, and methods effectively
Contribute to strategic investment and business discussions
Serve as a liaison between investment professionals and technology teams
Facilitate compliance with regulatory requirements
Create portfolio metrics to aid in managing against 2a-7 constraints
Develop effective stress tests and summary reports for 2a-7 funds
Determine eligible floating-rate indices and associated maturity guidelines
Respond to short-horizon requests for quantitative investment and market analysis
Formulate and solve relevant portfolio optimization problems
Construct and analyze model portfolios to meet new product needs
Create valuation models for instruments relevant to the money market

Qualifications

Expertise in technical problem solving and a strong background in practical mathematical modeling is required, supported by deep theoretical foundations in linear algebra, numerical methods, optimization theory, stochastic processes, and statistical analysis
Work experience in the fixed income area, including a good working knowledge of securities, markets, valuation methods, and portfolio concepts, is helpful
Experience in the money market area, including familiarity with Rule 2a-7, money market mutual funds, and current regulatory dynamics, is helpful
Strong interpersonal skills and an ability to work in a team environment are required
Highly developed oral presentation and technical writing skills are strongly preferred
Programming experience and a facility with relational databases (with specific working knowledge of Excel/VBA, MATLAB, and SQL) are preferred.

More information…

U.S. Ethanol Dampens Global Crude Oil Prices

Market Research Analyst — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 07:24:07 +0000

By Lihong Lu McPhail

Ethanol is the world’s most widely used liquid biofuel in the transportation sector. A recent ERS study found that increasing ethanol in the U.S. gasoline supply would lead to lower crude oil prices than would otherwise have been the case. A one-time 5-percent increase in U.S. ethanol use will lower the crude oil price by an estimated 8 cents per barrel over 12 months.

The U.S. is the world’s largest ethanol producer and currently holds a 57-percent share of global ethanol production. In 2010, about 13 billion gallons of ethanol were blended into the U.S. gasoline supply, accounting for about 9.5 percent of gasoline consumption. The Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) established by the Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA) of 2007 mandates annual use of 36 billion gallons of renewable fuel in the U.S. by 2022. If the RFS is met, ethanol’s share of U.S. gasoline consumption could reach 25 percent within the next 10 years.

The impact of U.S. ethanol use on crude oil markets will become important as the portion of gasoline blended from ethanol grows from its current level of around 10 percent to the RFS level of 25 percent by 2022. Given the role that petroleum prices can play in economic growth prospects, global economic forecasts should take into account the outlook for the U.S. ethanol industry because of its effect on crude oil prices. Fluctuations in crude oil prices affect global consumption, production, and trade patterns. Abnormally high prices can contribute to downturns in the world economy.

Source: U.S. Ethanol Dampens Global Crude Oil Prices, Economic Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture

Market Intelligence Workshop, December 15-18, 2011, Paris, France

Market Research Analyst — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 06:10:12 +0000

The Market Intelligence Workshop will be held from December 15 to December 18, 2011 in Paris. The workshop’s targeted audience are market research analysts, business intelligence analysts, business development managers and R&D professionals.

Domestic Solar Manufacturing Market Gets Government’s Push

Market Research Analyst — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 06:07:09 +0000

As recently as 1995, the United States maintained a dominant global solar market share, manufacturing 43 percent of the world’s PV panels. In steady decline, U.S. market share shrank to 27 percent by 2000 and to 7 percent by 2010. SUNPATH stands for Scaling Up Nascent PV At Home and represents the second solar Photovoltaic Manufacturing Initiative (PVMI) supported by the Department of Energy. The goal of the SUNPATH program is to ensure U.S. leadership in the 21st century solar energy economy.

The Department of Energy announced a $50 million investment over two years for the SUNPATH program. Currently the Department of Energy is seeking applicants with industrial-scale demonstrations of PV modules, cells, or substrates that offer lower-cost solutions in line with the SunShot goal. Applications are due by October 28, 2011.

PVMI Part I: Advanced Manufacturing Partnerships has resulted in the selection of $110 million in projects to three industry and academic consortia to enable substantial cost reductions in PV module production.

PVMI Part II: SUNPATH seeks to increase domestic manufacturing through investments that have sustainable, competitive cost and performance advantages. SUNPATH will help companies with pilot-scale commercial production scale up their manufacturing capabilities, enabling them to overcome a funding gap that often curtails domestic business at a critical stage. By bridging this gap, SUNPATH will help ensure that innovative, low-cost solar technologies are manufactured in the United States.

Four New Biomass Production Projects to Produce 2 Million Gallons of Biofuels Annually

Market Research Analyst — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 06:00:32 +0000

The USDA announced four new Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP) project areas in in California, Kansas, Montana, Oklahoma, Oregon and Washington to expand the production of renewable liquid biofuel. These projects will produce more than 2 million gallons of biofuels annually when full production levels are achieved. USDA has allocated approximately $45 million for contracts that range between less than five years up to 15 years in the four project areas for producers who volunteer to enroll in BCAP. Producers who enter into BCAP contracts are eligible for reimbursements of up to 75 percent of the establishment costs of the perennial energy crop, and up to five years of annual maintenance payments for herbaceous crops and up to 15 years for woody crops.

According to a recent market study of Market Research Media - Global Biofuel Production Forecast 2015-2020, the global biofuel production is estimated to reach 1,900 Million barrel in 2020, at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 10% over the forecast period 2015 – 2020.

Two of the new BCAP project areas, targeted for California, Montana, Washington and Oregon, will grow camelina at a significant scale. Camelina, an oilseed, is a rotation crop for wheat that can be established on marginally productive land. Biofuel from camelina is an ideal jet fuel substitute. The project has a target of 51,000 acres. The sponsors are Beaver Biodiesel, LLC and AltAir Fuels LLC. The project areas are near biomass conversion facilities in Bakersfield, Calif., Tacoma, Wash., and Albany, Ore.

Another BCAP project area, part of an effort sponsored by cellulosic biofuels company ZeaChem, will encourage growth of hybrid poplar trees in Oregon. The goal is to enroll up to 7,000 acres. This project is part of a series of measures that comprise USDA’s Wood-to-Energy Initiative. It seeks to build a forest restoration economy by integrating energy feedstock within the larger forest products sector to sustain rural jobs and prosperity. The project area surrounds a biomass conversion facility in Boardman, Ore.

Additionally, a BCAP project area in Kansas and Oklahoma, sponsored by Abengoa Biofuels, has been designated to grow up to 20,000 acres of switchgrass. The project area surrounds the future facility’s biomass conversion facility in Hugoton, Kan.

Earlier this year, USDA announced five BCAP project areas where energy crops will be grown on up to 250,000 acres in 66 counties in Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Pennsylvania and Ohio. These crops, such as switchgrass and giant miscanthus, are the first-ever national investments in expanding U.S. biomass resources to meet domestic energy security.

New Position Opening: Associate Manager - Custom Market Research in Pharmaceutical

Market Research Analyst — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 01:58:09 +0000

This position will provide strategic direction and actionable recommendations based on consumer research to Field Sales and Retail customers. This individual will help to “educate” Field Sales about our consumers and will directly support sales call and sales efforts across 4 key categories and 5 Business Area offices. This will be accomplished in several ways:

1. Gaining an understanding of sales/retail issues and translating them into research objectives.
2. Identifying and analyzing existing research for sales purposes.
3. Conducting primary research.
4. Developing key category strategies from the consumer’s point of view on a national, class of trade (and perhaps local/chain-specific level). The goal is to support Sales with fact-based selling approaches helping to further establish representatives as “experts” and strong partners within the categories we represent.

More details: Associate Manager - Custom Market Research

Record Corn Crop will Boost Biofuel Market

Market Research Analyst — Sat, 14 May 2011 15:33:14 +0000

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has released data projecting corn production for 2011/12 at a record 13.5 billion bushels, up 1.1 billion from 2010/11 as a 4.0-million-acre increase in intended plantings and a recovery from last year’s weather-reduced yields boost expected output. The 2011/12 corn yield is projected at 158.7 bushels per acre. The 2011/12 yield is expected to be the third highest on record. Corn supplies for 2011/12 are projected at 14.3 billion bushels. Corn use for ethanol is projected up 50 million bushels reflecting slow expected growth in gasoline consumption and continued export demand for ethanol in the coming year. According to Global Biofuel Production Forecast 2015-2020 corn will remain the major ethanol feedstock in the period 2015-2020, only gradually losing its share to advanced biofuels such as cellulosic ethanol and algae ethanol.

Projected 50 Million bushels of corn for ethanol (with a corn-to-ethanol conversion rate of 2.7 gallons per bushel ) will yield 132 million gallons of ethanol (or 3 million barrel), a rough equivalent of 10% of monthly U.S. oil imports from Saudi Arabia.

Biofuel Market: Biofuels Will Grow to 6% of the World’s Liquid Fuel by 2020

Market Research Analyst — Thu, 12 May 2011 11:51:12 +0000

Biofuels will grow to 6% of the worlds liquid fuel by 2020 - this is one of conclusions of a new report Global Biofuel Production Forecast 2015-2020 released by Market Research Media. The report forecasts the global biofuel production to reach 1,900 Million barrel in 2020, at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 10% over the forecast period 2015 – 2020.

NoSQL Market is Getting Traction

Market Research Analyst — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 12:01:41 +0000

Traditional relational database management systems (RDBMS) have dominated the IT landscape for decades. RDBMS such as MySQL, Sybase, Ingres, Oracle and IBM DB2 still represent 90% of the global RDBMS market estimated by various sources at about $20 - $30 Billion annually. Not anymore according to the new market report NoSQL Market Forecast 2011-2015.

According to Market Research Media’s latest report the Database Management System (DBMS) market is entering a new era of hybrid ecosystem where relational and non-relational database technologies will converge to offer the best of two worlds. The global NoSQL market is forecast to generate $5.6 Billion revenues over the period 2011 – 2015, at a very robust growth rate of 32%.

The report concludes that the NoSQL market is still in the early stages of rapid growth and that transaction consistency, one of the deficiencies of NoSQL in contrast with Relational Database Management Systems (RDBMS), may prove to be a real hurdle. Still there is a lot of evidence that NoSQL is getting traction at the application markets such as genome database, military image databases and data mining.